Taking The Fight Against English Only To The Blogosphere
Posted on December 12, 2008 at 10:04 amTwo new blogs take up the cause.
Stop, You’re Both Right
Posted on December 10, 2008 at 2:22 pmMike Byrd takes on the Nashville Scene for calling into question the journalistic skills of bloggers:
Far be it from me to pretend that all bloggers are skilled and honest people, but I have read a few who are good writers and skilled at relaying information accurately without presuming to call themselves “journalists.” Why plunge non-mainstream bloggers who may have some experience and training in interviewing, ethnography, or data collection and analysis into the hoard of thousands who are just expressing another opinion across a sea of subjectivity?
On the contrary, I’ve observed a few journalists double-load queries, ask leading and biased questions, omit lede-changing information, and directly appeal to audience emotions instead of their critical reason. And some of the journalists make too much money and have too much notoriety for such malpractice. Does that indict all journalists? No. Does that mean they should be laid off en masse? Hardly. But it does mean that “trained journalists” don’t necessarily perform well. And I’ll give the Scene denizens all such journalists.
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The Tennessee Democratic U.S. Senate Primary
Posted on July 18, 2008 at 7:30 amChris Sanders asserts the race, covered mostly in the blogosphere, will be a test, on a small scale, of the role of money in politics:
If it weren’t for blogs, I’m not sure anyone would be paying attention to the primary. In the end, I think nothing overwhelmingly positive or negative stuck to either candidate in the public’s imagination. So we are left with Bob Tuke’s fundraising advantage and Mike Padgett’s concerted effort to be everywhere.
The Change In The Game
Posted on April 18, 2008 at 3:05 pmNational Journal explores the new dynamic blogs and viral video have given political campaigns:
Campaigns understand that the quirky electronic new-media platforms can easily spark coverage or help candidates play defense against rivals. Online news aggregators collect establishment reporting but are willing to be guided by what’s popular. Many blogs mix opinion with reporting and analysis. And a handful of cliquish, minutia-obsessed political websites follow hour-by-hour developments in polling, horse race predictions, and he-said/she-said sparring among rival candidates.
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